Wheel and bumper weight differences

383Scampman said

Weld wheels are D.O.T. certified . Of course they won't support a D3500. the issue with O.E.M. alloy rims is that they are a casting not a forging . Cast alloy are sometimes heavier than steelies so that the crazies can bash the crap out of them . We run Welds on the street and on the track . Abuse them at either venue and bad things happen .

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Well I'll be damned. I didn't realize these were forged! Very cool...While that certainly makes them a heck of a lot stronger than an 8lb cast wheel, that's still not a lot of material.

DOT cert or not, I'd suggest that it would be wise to be extra careful on roads that you're not too familiar with. One decent pothole would probably do it...and it would likely be a crack rather than a bend.

I'm probably not saying anything you didn't already know. :)